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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1942

Page

5

Local Society Circles Host Meetings and Wedding Shower

Mrs J D Bush hosted Circle One of the Methodist Womens Society with devotionals and a mission study. Circles Two and Three adjusted meeting hours for summer, while the Memorial Drive groups held sessions in church and at homes. A miscellaneous tea shower honored Harriet Jane Sittason ahead of her June 13 wedding. A birthday dinner for Louis and Hillard Suggs drew many relatives and friends from nearby towns.

J. D. Bush Tral Methodist Circle Wiley Owen E. C. Powell R. Sb. Archibald Circle Three D. L. Blackwell Henderson Glenn Ransome Florida W. H. Day Zeno Bailey W. A. Brittain Conrad Strickland David Stevenson Marion Vickrey Children of Our Church Alfred Hodgins Leonard Moody Memorial Drive Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service J. B. Sheats L. L. McCulloch R. L. Penn Mesdames Zettie Sheats D. E. Warren Baker Sheats World Outlook Burk Hames Hattie Hames Robert Holloman R. P. Thompson Hurst Holloman Boyd McElroy James Bogue McElroy Prospect Drive Harriett Jane Sittason Central Methodist Church Bogue Louis Hillard Lee Suggs Maudes Effie Denny Wanda Lee Tilda Rayford Parr Bobby Glen Blountsville Emma Ethridge Andrew Corinth Katie Speegle Ervin and Perry Annie Cook O! Pleasant View Robert Suggs Sam Hamilton Ruby Price Hamilton Frskin Olen Billy Joe Marvin Owens Doris Nell Correen Louis Sages Dorothy Nell Janie Lee Bobby Louis Nettle Archie Mildred Reeves Moulton Evelyn and Nadean Suggs Decatur Audrey Jimmie and Charles First Methodist Church Coy Stephenson R. T. Puckett S. F. Orr Wiley Stephenson S. M. Nelson W. V. Pattillo H. E B. Orr John Cooper Ellis Darby Luther Roberts

Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Travel

Mrs L M Black is sick at home this week. Mrs J A Noles is confined with illness. Dr Perry Baird of Boston enroute to Texas to visit relatives after Florida. Mrs Duane M Carr returns to Memphis after visiting Dr and Mrs Louis Reill. Miss Virginia Pitts leaves Thursday for Camp Winnastaska to lead girl camp swimming activities. Warren Sherrow goes to Niagara Falls. Joe Renneker now at home with his parents. Lula Walden returns from Pensacola. Mrs M E McCluskey and Dolores visit Birmingham. L R Stone and daughter Fredna visit Falkville. Mrs Leon Jones of Gadsden visits parents in town.

Perry Baird Boston Mass Louis A. Neill Texas Florida Baird Duane M. Carr Memphis, Tenn Louis Reill Virginia Pitts Winnastaska Birmingham Ethel Campbell Nah Ethel Creel J. M. Nelson Betty Watson Eddie Watson Zelda Ashcraft Jack Ashcraft Anna Buster Bmingham Walter Poole Bette Kay J. B. Orr Mis Margaret Payne Ville Y. Been

Hartselle Social Notes Favor June Weddings and Visits

Miss Bevelye Wray Barcliff, to wed Sergeant Edward Summers at Keesler Field, showcased at a June shower hosted by the Payne family. The column lists numerous guests, hostesses, and gifts, plus local club meetings, church stewards, and bridge gatherings reflecting midcentury community life.

Bevelye Wray Barcliff Edward Summers Keesler Field H. L. Payne Zelma Gene Payne Martha Lillian Whitman Gwendolyn Payne Nelle Payne Virginia Claire Bailey Anne Speake Sarah Anne Bennett Virginia ‘Syvrith Par ‘Denn Bintr Roberta Clarke Frances Brown Robert Lewis Griffith Wray Barcutt Ed Summers

Local residents entertain guests across Alabama and Texas

Mr and Mrs W J Terry plus Russell and Edward Terry and Rev and Mrs O L Millican spent Sunday in Anniston with relatives. Wayman Garrison of Camp Bowie Texas travels to Union Grove to visit his parents. Woodrow Culver on a fifteen day furlough from Tyndall Field visits his parents. Scores of families host visitors from Birmingham Florence Decatur and Florence State Teachers College as soldiers and students move about for holidays.

Jane Kershaw Fort Payne Mins Hal Jean Blair Aaron Walton Pulaski Tenn 8. W. Praytor R. L. Hammond Decatur Mabrey MecCutcheon Lake Parker Sidney Parker Birmingham Sam Wheat Ann Coy Summerford Ed Summers Florence Teacher's College David McCutcheon Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn Howard McClanahan Will McClanahan Marie Freeman Washington, D. C Mra J. B. Freeman Joe Caldwell Bobby Rockport Texas A. E B. Jackson Lieut. Caldwell San Antonio Elaine A. Blair L. N. Whitman Jean Blair Bimingham Roy McGlathery Apent Arthur B Stephenson Willard Nelson Hartselle M. Nelson W. J. Terry Russell Edward Davia Terry O. L. Millican Anniston Wayman Garrison Camp Bowie Union Grove W. EB. Garrison Woodrow Culver Tyndall Field Panama City Fla Air Corps Mias Anne Elizabeth McCutcheon Jimmy Black W. L. McCutcheon Mise Anne Gatlin Ta Howard College Erskine Whygil Hernando Misa Dr. Day William Stewart Los Angeles Calif Mra. Stewart Cleo

Exercise to keep supple for middle aged women

An advice piece promoting outdoor activity for women in midlife. It urges brisk long walks of five miles daily, plus options like tennis rowing swimming and cycling to maintain suppleness, ease worries, and preserve youth. It emphasizes sensible footwear and enjoying surroundings while exercising.

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